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La Roche-Posay vs KORRES

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La Roche-Posay and KORRES are two distinct skincare lines offering specialized daily care for various complexions. La Roche-Posay is loved for its nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and targeted eye products formulated with glycerin, soothing thermal water, and niacinamide, suiting mature skin and skin with dark spots best. Conversely, KORRES is warmly loved for its thoughtfully crafted moisturizers and cleansers, which draw on the rich heritage of its botanical formulas and suit sensitive skin and dry skin best. Ultimately, the two brands differ through their targeted active ingredients and botanical traditions, delivering reliable care for a balanced and healthy complexion.

La Roche-Posay is a French skincare brand founded in 1975 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989.

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This page compares some of the most popular La Roche-Posay and KORRES products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular La Roche-Posay vs KORRES products

People Say

La Roche-PosayKORRES
  • Skin Texture Improvement Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “absorbs in seconds — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
    • “feels like velvet — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
    • “absorbs instantly — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
  • Sensitive Skin Care and Soothing Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Only cream that doesn't sting — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Calmed my skin after a chemical peel — La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water”
    • “no stinging — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “Calms redness — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels plump — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “legs stopped flaking — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “saved my dry skin — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
  • Gentle Cleansing and Makeup Removal Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “Leaves skin soft — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “leaves face soft and smooth — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “removes liquid eyeliner — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Versatile and Gentle Application Often MentionedNot noted
    • “Great for chapped lips — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+”
    • “gentle on sensitive skin — La Roche-Posay Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser”
    • “makeup sits perfectly — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
  • Strong or Polarizing Fragrance Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “scent is awful — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “overwhelming floral smell — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Smells like cheap fragrance — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “smells like babies — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Price and Size Value Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Too expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Tube is tiny for the price — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “jar is very small — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
  • Packaging Issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Needs a pump — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “hard to control amount — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “pump stops working — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
  • Lack of Moisture Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “skin felt tight later — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “Not moisturizing enough for winter — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Need a moisturizer on top for dry skin — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “felt tight after an hour — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”

La Roche-Posay vs KORRES routines for dry skin

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La Roche-Posay vs KORRES routines for oily skin

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La Roche-Posay vs KORRES routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or KORRES: which is better?

La Roche-Posay and KORRES both fit all skin types with a High or Superior routine fit on the products on this page. La Roche-Posay stands out for sensitive skin care and hydration, while KORRES does better for gentle cleansing.

What is the difference between La Roche-Posay and KORRES?

La Roche-Posay and KORRES both offer products that fit sensitive skin well, but La Roche-Posay has a much larger selection of items including 35 products on this page compared to KORRES with five. Lovi rates the routine fit for dry and oily skin as High for La Roche-Posay and Superior for KORRES. Reviewers note that La Roche-Posay tends to have price and value concerns, whereas KORRES products on this page all list fragrance.

La Roche-Posay or KORRES for dry skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and KORRES are great options for dry skin, with Lovi giving KORRES a Superior routine fit and La Roche-Posay a High routine fit. Reviewers mention that La Roche-Posay offers soothing and sensitive-skin friendly moisturizers, while KORRES is known for hydrating and velvety moisturizers.

La Roche-Posay or KORRES: which cleanser is better?

Both brands offer effective options, but KORRES does better for gentle cleansing and makeup removal according to reviewer themes. Lovi gives the KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser a High fit level for sensitive and dry skin, similar to top La Roche-Posay cleansers.

Which is more affordable, La Roche-Posay or KORRES?

KORRES does better on price and value compared to La Roche-Posay, where price, value, and size concerns are often mentioned by reviewers.

How do La Roche-Posay and KORRES compare for fragrance options?

La Roche-Posay provides more fragrance-free options, as 21 of the products on this page list no fragrance, whereas all 5 KORRES products on this page contain fragrance.

Which brand performs better for gentle cleansing and makeup removal?

KORRES performs better for gentle cleansing and makeup removal.

What are the founding years and current ownership details of La Roche-Posay and KORRES?

La Roche-Posay was founded in 1975 in France and has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989. KORRES was founded in 1996 and is currently owned by Halcyon Equity Partners and Giorgos Korres as of 2024.

La Roche-Posay or KORRES for oily skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and KORRES are great options for oily skin, as Lovi rates the routine fit for this skin type as High for La Roche-Posay and Superior for KORRES. La Roche-Posay offers a wide range of oil-control and acne-focused products on this page, while KORRES provides gentle cleansers and lightweight moisturizers.

La Roche-Posay or KORRES: which moisturizer is better?

La Roche-Posay offers a much wider selection of moisturizers on this page with high Lovi fit levels across skin types, whereas KORRES features only a few. Ingredients like niacinamide help improve skin barrier function, and hyaluronic acid helps maintain moisture levels.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

La Roche-Posay or KORRES for sensitive skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and KORRES are well-suited for sensitive skin, with Lovi giving both brands a High fit level for this skin type. La Roche-Posay stands out on this page for offering more fragrance-free options, while KORRES is noted for its gentle and non-stripping cleansers.

Research behind their key ingredients

Behind this comparison

Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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